By Jennie Zeitler, Staff Writer [email protected] In an age of advanced technology, when a person can find a quickly-processed wool sweater at any big-box department store or online, it might seem obsolete to produce a wool sweater the old-fashioned way — right from the sheep. But the ski...Read More

By SARAH LIDEEN, Staff Writer, [email protected] Dick and Joann Beckley aren’t typical farmers. They don’t have acres of green pastures or barns filled with cattle and hay, but instead a plot of land with fences and pens that house their 21 alpacas. Originally from the Twin Cities, Dick...Read More